Extractor basket for washing machines



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This invention relates to anew and im' proved extractor basket for washing machines.

The invention relates to the type of extrac tor basket in which is provided an imper-- forate shell with a perforate lining in spaced relation to the side wall of theshell, and the main-object of my invention is to provlde a.

c m perforate lining of such construction that it maybe easily and conveniently'removed from.

the shell so that all parts of the basket maybe quickly and easily cleaned.

Another object is to provide a lining for 5 a basket of this character which will .beretained in position without the use of any fastening means.

Other objects and advantages relate to the size, shape and arrangement of parts, all as will more fully appear from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a section on line 1 1 of'Figure 2.

a be used in combination withdifi'erent types of washing machines either in a vat with a washing mechanism or in a.- separate vat, but for the purpose of explaining my inven;

tion, I have here shown the same incombi'na} aparticulartype of washing rnech-j anism.

- As-here shown, a conventional frame l has I secured thereon a vat 2. T i

A tube 3extends upwardly into v'at 2 and. has secured thereto an agitator ordolly 4 for oscillatory motion. A shaft 3' extends upwardly'through tube 3 and has secured'to its upper end the extractor basket 5 for rotaryv motion therewith. I

The extractor basket 5' comprises a'circular upwardly and outwardly flaring imperforate side wall 6 which-merges intoan-imperforate bottom 7. r

At the point where the side wall [merges into the bottom ,7, there is provided anintertral aperture is Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig- 1931. serial No. 153mm.-

nal' annular shoulder 8'for a purpdsehereinafter to be described, g I I The side wall 6 is provided with a plurality,

, in this case shown as six, of circumferentialfore spaced a gradual y increasing distance I from the side walls 6 as they extend upward- 1y i wall 6. 1 1 Adjacent the upper edge of side wall 6 are provided a plurality of circumferentially spacedslotsl g I provide an elongated perforated strip of an inherently resilient non-corrosive metal 12 such ascopper. The strip 12 is somewhat longer than the greatest diameter of the side wall 6 of the outside'container or shell formed by the side wall 6 and the bottom 7.

The width of the strip 12. is slightly less than the distance between the shoulder8 and thecover 10. In order to assemble the strip A'nimpe rforate covering 10 having a cen secured to the top edge of side 12 in the extractor basket 5 in order that the same may function as a perforated lining therefor, the strip 12 is rolled upon itself into approximately the form shown in dotted lines on Figure 2, and it is then passed downwardly through the aperture in cover 10 and is allowed to expand by its own inherent resiliency outwardly into contact with the ribs 9, and downwardly to rest upon the shoulder 8. The

strip '12 being longer than the greatest inside circumference of the basket 5, it will slightly overlap, as shown at a on Figure 2, when it is in the operative position.

Although it is, no part ofthe present inv'en tion I have shown a means for disposing of liquid extracted from the clothes in the basket 5 comprisin a cover 13 for the vat 2, which carries on its underside a circumferential trough 14.

Trough 14has a'diseharge spout, not shown,

so that liquid may be directed away froin the vat2.- 1

' The cover 13 is provided with cam members 15, one only being shown, which co-act with internally extend ng lugs 16 carried on the wall of vat 2. Thecover 13 is shown in the lowered position in heavy lines on Figure 1, but when the same is rotated, the cams 15 will ride upwardly on the lugs 16 and will carry the cover 13 vertically into the position shownin dotted lines on Figure 1.

When the cover 13 is in the lowered position, the trough 14 will be beneath the openings 11 in the wall 6 so that water expelled therefrom will flow into the trough 14 and around the same to and out of the discharge spout. The cover is left in this position when it is desired to dispose of the liquid expelled \from the clothes extraneously of the vat 2.

When, however, it is desired to return suds, for example, to the vat 2 so that they may be re-used in washing a new batch of clothes, the cover 13 is moved to the raised position and when in this position, the trough 14 will be above the openings 11, and the liquid expelled through such openings will return to the,

vat 2. a

The side wall 6 of the extractor basket 5 flaring upwardly and outwardly, the liquid which is extracted by centrifugal force from the clothes in the basket 5 will pass outwardly through the perforations in the lining 12, and will impinge against the side wall 6 and move upwardly to and out through the openings 11.

I have shown generally on Figure 1, as at 17, a portion of a means for oscillating the agitator 4, and for rotating the shaft 3, to

cause rotation of the extractor basket 5, but

as will be appreciated by anyone "skilled in the art, it will be possible to accomplish the desired result by any one of several well known mechanisms.

After the clothes have been washed and dried,,the operator may again roll the lining 12 upon itself to permit the same to be withdrawn from the basket 5 through the aperture in the cover 10, and this will permit the operator to conveniently and speedily clean the interior of the shell formed by the side wall 6 and the bottom 7, and to also thoroughly clean the lining 12 before the same is returned to the basket 6.

I have provided no means for positively locking the lining 12 in the basket5 for I have found that the inherent resiliency of the strip 12 in conjunction with the centrifugal force exerted on it during the rotation of the basket 5 will cause the lining 12 to cling to the ribs 9 and remain in fixed relation thereto. P

I I have here shown on Figure 2 a plurality, in this case shown as six, of radially extending vertical ribs 18 as a desirable means of 1sitren'gthening the bottom portion of baset 5. 1

Although I have shown a shell of a parembodiment of my invention, I do not desire to restrict myself to the exact size, shape or relation of parts as various changes may be made with1n the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An extractor basket for a washing machine comprising an imperforate shell hav-, ing a bottom portion and an upwardly and outwardly flaring side wall, said side wall having an internal annular shoulder adja: cent said bottom and a liner of resilient perforated metal resting on said shoulder and maintained in position by its own resiliency.

2. An extractor basket for a washing machine comprising an imperforate shell having a bottom portion and an upwardly and outwardly flaring side wall, said side wall having an internal annular'shoulder adjacent said bottom and spacing ribs extending upwardly from said shoulder and a liner of resilient perforated metal resting on said shoulder and maintained in position against said ribs by its own resiliency.

A In witness whereof I have hereunto hand this 30 day of April, 1931.

JABEZ CURRY NELSON.

set my ticular shape and a particular means for spac ingthe removable lining from the wall of 

